Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2022-05-23

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, May 23
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
414 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 481▲ 55 vs year ago 359 · +15.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 93▲ 21 vs year ago 51 · +41.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 34▲ 13 vs year ago 18 · +72.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls to few to compare. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher.Salughter bulls were steady. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.65/cwt on 129 head.
Average price
$135.65
129 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$626
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$40.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.35
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2443144.1963973
Medium and Large 2481128.8861944
Small 1-2477112.125347thin
Medium and Large 3536103.405545thin
One grade step is worth $40.79/cwt here — about $85 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale129 hd
135.65
—
SC average5 barns · 538 hd
132.29
+3.35
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,41799.191,4068thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26280.211,01242
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35272.819843thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average87770.5861914

Every lot

89 lots · USDA AMS · Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2275155.27/cwt150.00–160.004273
Steers—Small 1-2282136.58/cwt130.00–145.003856
Steers—Medium and Large 3285125.00/cwt125.00–125.003561
Steers—Medium and Large 3320118.07/cwt110.00–125.003783
Steers—Medium and Large 2323154.78/cwt150.00–165.005009
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324173.41/cwt170.00–178.0056212
Steers—Small 1-2331136.31/cwt130.00–145.004515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365172.48/cwt170.00–175.006303
Steers—Medium and Large 2365157.55/cwt150.00–165.005754
Steers—Small 1-2371137.92/cwt130.00–145.005125
Steers—Medium and Large 3380117.60/cwt115.00–120.004472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2403171.36/cwt169.00–175.006913
Steers—Small 1-2430139.83/cwt135.00–144.006013
Steers—Medium and Large 2433157.81/cwt150.00–165.006836
Steers—Small 1-2462138.29/cwt130.00–145.006393
Steers—Medium and Large 2477157.34/cwt152.00–163.007516
Steers—Medium and Large 2531155.95/cwt152.00–160.008284
Steers—Small 1-2567139.84/cwt130.00–145.007933
Steers—Medium and Large 2573153.74/cwt151.00–158.008815
Steers—Medium and Large 2616141.35/cwt135.00–148.008715
Steers—Small 1-2635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007941
Steers—Medium and Large 2667142.83/cwt135.00–149.009535
Steers—Medium and Large 2713135.51/cwt132.00–139.009662
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2233133.50/cwt125.00–140.003113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271146.80/cwt145.00–150.003984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322134.62/cwt130.00–140.004336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324145.63/cwt140.00–155.004727
Heifers—Medium and Large 2361130.10/cwt120.00–135.004704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379148.72/cwt140.00–155.0056415
Heifers—Small 1-2410112.47/cwt110.00–115.004612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426142.62/cwt140.00–146.0060811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435126.22/cwt120.00–135.005496
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460131.09/cwt126.00–134.006034
Heifers—Small 1-2460112.47/cwt110.00–115.005172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465151.00/cwt151.00–151.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470105.96/cwt105.00–107.004982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475142.68/cwt140.00–145.0067810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521141.49/cwt139.00–145.0073718
Heifers—Small 1-2532111.66/cwt110.00–115.005943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy533153.07/cwt150.00–156.008162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535131.55/cwt127.00–135.007045
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565102.54/cwt100.00–105.005792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568131.89/cwt125.00–135.007497
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585139.34/cwt138.00–140.008153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608135.26/cwt133.00–137.508222
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610100.00/cwt100.00–100.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613123.67/cwt118.00–128.007584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2672119.63/cwt116.00–124.008043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710115.00/cwt115.00–115.008171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2790111.00/cwt111.00–111.008771
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413166.29/cwt165.00–167.506872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422153.08/cwt145.00–159.006467
Bulls—Small 1-2423133.41/cwt130.00–140.005646
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468154.60/cwt145.00–158.007249
Bulls—Small 1-2474128.95/cwt125.00–136.006118
Bulls—Small 1-2520130.03/cwt125.00–135.006763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522156.70/cwt155.00–163.008187
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525144.18/cwt140.00–150.007574
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530112.55/cwt110.00–115.005972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565155.00/cwt155.00–155.008761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566145.39/cwt140.00–150.0082310
Bulls—Small 1-2571128.16/cwt125.00–135.0073211
Bulls—Small 1-2613119.02/cwt118.00–120.007302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615134.00/cwt134.00–134.008242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623126.65/cwt125.00–135.0078910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673123.71/cwt120.00–129.008334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2726118.76/cwt115.00–122.008628
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20391.13/cwt89.00–95.001,0963
Bulls——1,546104.03/cwt98.00–107.001,6085
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81663.50/cwt55.00–70.005186
Cows—Lean 85-90%92375.89/cwt73.00–84.007008
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15669.29/cwt62.00–72.008016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26280.05/cwt75.00–88.001,01030
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35272.81/cwt70.00–75.009843
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36891.91/cwt90.00–97.001,2576
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2738863.22/cwt850.00–875.006,3712
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28501,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0011,2631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29101,099.81/cwt1,035.00–1,225.0010,0084
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2873888.11/cwt875.00–900.007,7532
Bred Cows—Small 2907671.29/cwt635.00–725.006,0893
Bred Cows—Small 2945610.00/cwt610.00–610.005,7651
Bred Cows—Small 1-2977940.09/cwt935.00–950.009,1853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0011,5881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,030675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,9531
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,045960.00/cwt960.00–960.0010,0321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,115861.42/cwt760.00–910.009,6053
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 273588.00/cwt88.00–88.006471
Stock Cows—Small 1-2808109.88/cwt106.00–117.008885
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,108100.21/cwt98.00–104.001,1103

This sale against other markets

South Carolina weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.